Question

Juarez Distribution Company conducted a time study of Martha Smith’s job as an installer. Using the observation chart, find her average time per installation.

Answer 1

Average time on task 1 = $\frac{3.4+4.1+6.5+8.1}{4}=5.5$ seconds
Average time on task 2 = $\frac{3.5+4.3+6.8+8.3}{4}=5.7$ seconds
Average time on task 3 = $\frac{4.3+4.1+6.5+7.9}{4}=5.7$ seconds
Average time on task 4 = $\frac{2.9+4.6+6.6+7.1}{4} =5.3$ seconds
Average time on task 5 = $\frac{3.6+4.2+6.7+8.1}{4}=5.65$ seconds